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Discourse read to the Literary Society in Glasgow College, November 1780. Includes rainfall records for Glasgow, 1761-1779, and records for Britain, Europe and North America, 1695-1779.

Contents: Definitions of military terms; Of war as a scientific art.

Photograph of an illustration showing head and shoulders.

Creator unknown.

Discourse read to the Literary Society in Glasgow College, November 1781, with extensive notes in support of his argument. Anderson proposed the erection in Buchanan Street, Glasgow, of an obelisk to George Buchanan, 16th century poet, political writer and historian. In fact, an obelisk was built in Buchanan's birthplace, Killearn, in 1788.

Includes mention of visits and letters received and made and books read, as well as the results of his experiments.

'Dubourg invt.'
'Ja.s Roberts sculp.'
James Roberts after [ ] Dubourg
'Engraved for Millar's New Complete & Universal System of Geography' endorsed in top margin
[George Henry Millar, The new and universal system of geography [...] (London: Hogg, 1782) (in Sitwell, O. F. G., Four centuries of Special Geography. An annotated guide to books that purport to describe all the countries in the world published in English before 1888, with a critical introduction (Vancouver: UBC Press, 1993), pp. 380-382)]

Includes account of experiments made at Dumbarton Castle, and copies of correspondence with the Duke of Richmond, Master General of the Ordnance, September-October 1782.

'Vue de la Montagne et de la Ville de Gibraltar attaqué par terre et par mer, par I'armée Espagnole et Française aux Ordre de Mr le Duc de Crillon, en présence de Mgr. le Cte d'Artois, en 7bre 1782.'
'Le siège de cette Place a été commencé au Mois de Juillet 1779 sur Mer et sur Terre par I'Escadre Espagnol aux ordre de Dom-Barcelo I'Armée de Terre commandée par Dom-Joachim de Mendoza'
'A Paris chez Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais No. 32'

Anon.

'74' endorsed at top right corner.

Describes experiments made at Dumbarton Castle, and cites evidence from Edinburgh and Stirling Castles and other locations. Read to the Literary Society of Glasgow College, 8 November 1782. With jottings on reading over Mr Anderson's discourse, by [Professor?] Wilson.

Papers relating to Professor Anderson's law plea with Glasgow College.

Possibly notes for a lecture at the Literary Society of Glasgow College.

Two engravings and one lithograph of the city of Palmyra, and one engraving of the city of Baalbek, mounted on two sheets.

Various authors.

Fortress of Gwalior.

'To Major William Popham, and to the rest of the Officers and Soldiers, who, on the 4th of August, 1780, surprised & took Possession of the celebrated & hitherto deemed impregnable Fortress of Gwalior [...]'
'The Original sketched on the spot by Capt. I. Hickes, the Drawing made by Mr Hearne'
'Engraved by Wm Byrne, the Figures by J. Hall'
'Published [...] by James Rennell, 5th April 1784'

William Byrne and John Hall after Thomas Hearne and I. Hickes.